The owners of a landfill site in Somerset which caught fire on Monday (August 28) has announced it will launch an investigation following the blaze.

Viridor, the company which owns the Dimmer Landfill site near Castle Cary made the announcement less than 24 hours after Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that it was treating the incident as accidental.

At its height the fire was 100m by 100m with smoke plumes visible from as far away as Ham Hill near Yeovil.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, which is leading the investigation into the fire, confirmed today (August 29) that it was treating it as accidental.

A spokesman said: "The fire was accidental and affected an area of 100 square metres. We do not know the specific cause at this time."

In a further statement, the fire service said that it will be "virtually impossible to determine" what precisely started the fire - adding that people should ensure that any hot items such as disposable barbecues are "completely extinguished and cool" before they are binned.